"It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition." ― Henry James Topic(s): History More From Henry James "Life is a predicament which precedes death." "In art economy is always beauty." "We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art." More In History "Every business and every product has risks. You can’t get around it."― Lee Iacocca "Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts."― Henry A. Kissinger "There are no extraordinary men… just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with."― William Halsey